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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2022)
August 7–10, 2022
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Carbon value: Lifetime extensions of nuclear reactors could save billions in climate mitigation costs
On the road to achieving net-zero by midcentury, low- or no-carbon energy sources that slash carbon dioxide emissions are critical weapons. Nevertheless, the role of nuclear energy—the single largest source of carbon-free electricity—remains uncertain.
Nuclear energy, which provides 20 percent of the electricity in the United States, has been a constant, reliable, carbon-free source for nearly 50 years. But our fleet of nuclear reactors is aging, with more than half of the 92 operating reactors across 29 states at or over 40 years old—the length of the original operating licenses issued to the power plants. While some reactors have been retired prematurely, there are two options for those that remain: retire them or renew their license.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Alex Levinsky
Alternate Chair:
Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
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Validation of an SMR Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design with No-Onsite Refueling and Penalty-Free Reactivity
Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.), Jim Harrell (Zachry Nuclear)
Presented by Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Assessment of Griffin Cross-Section Interpolation Capability on TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Micro-Reactor
Kan Ni (NCSU), Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Jason Hou (NCSU)
MCNP and Whisper Neutronics Framework for Designing Microreactor Experiments
Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Holly Trellue (LANL)
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Preliminary Assessment of As-Built Design Characteristics for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B.J. Ade (ORNL), E. Biondo (ORNL), D.P. Schappel (ORNL), E. Fountain (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL), G. Davidson (ORNL)
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